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Though webcomics have been a popuwar medium since de estabwishment of de Worwd Wide Web in 1991, de first Indian-centric webcomics started being pubwished at de start of de 21st century. Earwy Indian webcomics, such as Sandeep Sood's 2003 webcomics Badmash and Doubtsourcing, were primariwy written by Indian peopwe wiving outside of India. These webcomics expressed de stark differences in cuwture between India and de country of inhabitation, uh-hah-hah-hah.[1]

According to Sreejita Biswas of Scroww.in, Indian webcomics were defined by "stick figures, unimpressive humour and banaw writing" in 2010, but dat webcomics of a few years water are of much higher visuaw qwawity and use de medium for more meaningfuw content. Among oder dings, Biswas noticed a change in focus from powiticaw discourse to an effort to spread sociaw awareness.[2] Tarishi Verma of de Hindustan Times stated in 2016 dat Indian webcomics are "coming into deir own" due to de efforts of de young "sociaw media-friendwy" generation, uh-hah-hah-hah.[3] Simiwarwy, Jaideep Unudurti of The Hindu Business Line described India as going drough digitaw comics "renaissance" in 2016.[4]

Traditionaw comic books were a wucrative business in India untiw cabwe tewevision became prominent in de earwy 1990s. Rahuw Vikram, creator of India 2047, described in an interview dat he attempted to reach out to pubwishing companies to distribute his comic, but eventuawwy reawized he couwd save money and reach more peopwe by reweasing India 2047 on de Web. Vikram awso described interaction wif readers as a "bonus". Webcomics in India are greatwy affected by onwine virawity: according to Hemantkumar Jain, "de viraw effect on websites wike Twitter is strong [as] dings get retweeted pretty fast and reach more peopwe."[1]

Success of Indian webcomics is freqwentwy measured by a subscriber-count, dough de most prosperous webcomics dispway deir status by sewwing merchandise such as prints, post cards, and T-shirts.[1] However, very few webcomic creators in India are abwe to do so professionawwy: most Indian webcomic creators work on comics in addition to working deir day job.[5]

Tarishi Verma of de Hindustan Times stated dat de young generation of Indians use webcomics as a toow for "underwining deir absurdity [of] current iwws of Indian society." Usuawwy of a satiricaw nature and intended for aduwt audiences, Indian webcomics expwore a variety of demes, such as "Indians and Indian-ness, Bowwywood, existentiaw angst, powitics and feminism." Many webcomics in de country are opposed to de status qwo and existing unjust sociaw norms.[3]

Some Indian webcomics present traditionaw aspects of de country's cuwture. Meenakshi Krishnamoordy's Kinnari is highwy infwuenced by Indian mydowogy, creating unusuaw spins on ancient witerature. To invowve foreign readers more, Krishnamoordy incorporates footnotes expwaining de source materiaw of her comics.[2]Aardi Pardasarady and Kaveri Gopawakrishnan's Urbanwore, meanwhiwe, highwights de cuwture and history of urban Indian cities.[6]